Atlanta police are searching for two robbers and a getaway driver who pulled off a US$150,000 heist at a cheque-cashing store by dropping into the business through the ceiling. Surveillance footage of the robbery was released by the Atlanta Police Department on Wednesday in an appeal to the public for information about the suspects, who…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Boeing’s CEO said Wednesday that the company will begin furloughing “a large number” of employees to conserve cash during the strike by union machinists that began last week. Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said the layoffs would be temporary and affect executives, managers and other employees. About 33,000…
Six members of a Kansas-based cult have been convicted for a decade-long scheme that used children for unpaid labour under threat of beatings, while keeping them in overcrowded, rodent-infested housing, U.S. prosecutors announced. Kaaba Majeed, 50, Yunus Rassoul, 39, James Staton, 62, Randolph Rodney Hadley, 49, Daniel Aubrey Jenkins, 43, and Dana Peach, 60 —…
The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than 15 states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages contained hazardous material. The latest packages were sent to elections officials…
Having all but tamed inflation, the Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four years: Cut its benchmark interest rate, a step that should lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses just weeks before the presidential election. And yet an unusual air of uncertainty overhangs this…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tupperware Brands TUP.N filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late on Tuesday, succumbing to mounting losses amid poor demand for its once-iconic food storage containers. The company’s popularity exploded in the 1950s as women of the post-war generation held “Tupperware parties” at their homes to sell food storage…
The video was seen millions of times across social media but some viewers were suspicious: It featured a young Black woman who claimed Vice President Kamala Harris left her paralyzed in a hit-and-run accident in San Francisco 13 years ago. In an emotional retelling from a wheelchair, the alleged victim said she “cannot remain silent…
The first photo of the Titan submersible wreck has been released to the public, showing a large portion of the hull sticking upright on the ocean floor, thousands of metres below the waves. The image was released Monday by the U.S. Coast Guard during a lengthy hearing, expected to last two weeks, that will examine…
Meta said it’s banning Russian state media organizations from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda. The announcement drew a rebuke from the Kremlin on Tuesday. The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, said late Monday that it will roll out the ban over the next…